The Flipping Idiot vs Waxing American Dresser Drawers!
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
- A Critical step in any flip is making sure that the drawer slide smoothly.
When choosing a dresser to work on the first thing I do is grab the top drawer which gets the most use and see if it’s making noise and if it travels the way it should along with whether it grinds, jams or pieces fall out.
After making this video, I found out that the Johnson paste wax has been discontinued, but the Minwax should be a pretty close, silicone, free, option.
 www.amazon.com/Minwax-7850044...
I have a bunch of dressers, etc., some of which I've had my whole life (60 now) and some that are older. I cleaned about half of them about a year ago. Lots of wood dust from wear. Cleaned all that out and used Howard Feed-n-Wax. Most are working great. The wood was really thirsty on some of them. I need to go back in and hit them up again. I'mma grab some good old Johnson's and try it on the ones I didn't get to last time and see which product performs better. I still remember the smell of the Johnson's from my childhood. Olfactory memories of time with my grandmother. Doing this is so satisfying. No wonky mechanical hardware, just quality furniture. Simple. Feels good to use the drawers.
I grew up in Rockford IL which was called 'the Furniture City' before it was 'Screw City' (screw capital of the world now deceased). Many Swedish and German furniture makers back in the day.
I guess they stop making Johnson‘s which I figure my quarter can is still good for about another 10 years
But I guess Minwax makes a finishing paste wax. It’s about the same thing as Johnson.
The other wax that a lot of old timers like I’m Furniture is Bri wax.
I have never used it, but it sure is fun to see old dry wood come back to life with a little bit of care.
@@theflippingidiot7705 Dang. I just did some quick-n-fancy googling. Discontinued in 2021 it seems. Whelp, time to look for something else. I have used MinWax. It's been around forever. There are other's I've never heard of.
Maybe I can find the formula for Johnson's and/or how to make my own. I love doing stuff like that.
Home Depot has one by Varathane but I can’t figure out if it’s silicone free or not at this point. But that may be another option if it’s too much trouble to make it.